The Australian Human Rights Commission has, since mid 2007, been undertaking with its research partners the most comprehensive national analysis of freedom of religion and belief ever undertaken in Australia. This research has highlighted a number of important issues.

In 2006, all Australian governments, through the Ministerial Council on Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (MCIMA), endorsed the National Action Plan to Build on Social Cohesion, Harmony and Security (NAP). The aim of the project is two-fold: to explore the issues relating to the settlement of African Australians into the Australian community from a human rights...

The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) makes this submission to the Australian Government, providing comments on the native title payments discussion paper, Optimising Benefits from Native Title Agreements. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner has produced 15 Native Title Reports which include analyses and recommendations on the operation of the native...

In November 2007 Elizabeth Broderick began a nation-wide ‘Listening Tour’ to ask the Australian public two questions: How far have we come in our journey towards gender equality? And where should we focus our efforts into the future?

The results of the 2008 Sexual Harassment National Telephone Survey, released by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick today, show that sexual harassment remains a serious problem in workplaces, despite some improvement since 2003. “With the unofficial commencement of Christmas party season on Melbourne Cup Day tomorrow, the findings of this research have particular resonance for...